Day off grilling

Today was my day off from work so we decided to grill out before the days get too hot or buggy in these parts. We turned to the "cooking in the moment" cookbook by Andrea Reusing for a spring idea.

We decided on cast iron skillet fresh trout and headed out to see our local fish monger and then to the grocery store for some other weekly supply needs.

It feel very primal when you are cooking whole animals. Off to the grill with you fishies.

Add to it some fava greens mixed with mixed cherry tomatos as a side dish and we my friends are eating very very well.

Dinner time

My better half treated me to a delicious dinner when I got home from work tonight. 

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Sketch inspired by one of ericscales on Instagram 

Day off

The morning of my day off filled up fast. UEFA champions league on the tv and the masters on the iPad.

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New sketch inspired by one I saw on Instagram recently.

Sunday morning

Came back from a morning walk and found that not only can I watch English premier league soccer this morning but also the cricket championships (India v Sri Lanka). Looks like the remote last channel button is in for a workout today.

Saturday football

And we have kickoff. Let's go blues!

Cigar

First really nice spring day combining with a day deserves a cigar welcome.

Gizmo the birthday pooch

Happy birthday to our old pooch. Gizmo turns 12 years old today. 

Little sleepy puppy. Chillaxin with his daddy.

New etsy post

Posted a new listing on my etsy shop.

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Phone photos

Sometimes I go back through all the photos on my phone and wonder why I kept them, so let me give them back to the internet so I can delete them and then wonder why I had them in the first place.

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Daffodils

Spring is arriving even with the threat of snow again this week.

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Chelsea

Settling in to watch Chelsea vs arsenal and the blues are already up by 2.

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The plague

So spring has come to the capital city, but the plaque has come to our home. Both the wife and I are down for the count today, and for the past few days. Paige is a few days ahead of me in the symptom time table, but I'm running her down quickly.  I actually had to call out of work today for the first time it over a decade. Ironically i have called out of work truthfully at the time of year when there is the most fake call outs (march madness).  So even though it's not even 10am and a beautiful spring day I must say goodnight.

New art

Besides some awesome cannolis and chocolate that paige brought me back from her trip to Philly, she also brought me back a couple of new art prints. 

Different dinner

A paige original grilled cheese for dinner, Brie and dark chocolate on banana bread, with a side of the chicken soup I made her last night.

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Snow again

There is something special about the silence that appears as snow falls. The world, including work which is still a few hours from now, seems so far away. Tens of birds take turns at the feeders while I hear many others talking from the surrounding trees. Ahhh snow fall you intrigue me so.


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Sunday

Giz and I powering through a headache, while watching the VCU game.


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Gizmo's view

A puppy’s view on the world. As I surf the web, pay bills and do taxes, my pup watches the world, especially the birds, go by.



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homemade falafel

paige made falafel for dinner last night. she used a recipe from how sweet it is .

Dinner for two

This evening we had a delicious dinner. A flat bread with pancetta, dried apricots, goat cheese, onions and micro arugula drizzled with honey and balsamic vinegar.



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notes to god

Close up of a piece of the western wall in jerusalem.


- Meglio un giorno da leona che cento da pecora.

Busy bird day

The snow has brought every bird in the neighborhood to our feeders today.


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lets see where exactly are we

Corn cart

Just wanted to announce that after some serious thinking and tough negotiations I have decided to give up pharmacy in favor of my new life as a corn vendor on the streets of old #jerusalem. The kid tried to play hard ball but I got cart with inventory for a cool 50k.

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Israel let the posts begin

Returned from my trip to Israel yesterday, so let the posts begin. Today just one picture, but as my jet lag resolves more to come.

hippodrome

The hippodrome at the ancient harbor of Caesarea was one of the first stops on my isreal tour.



- Meglio un giorno da leona che cento da pecora.

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